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This 'Hip' New Web Show Markets The NRA To Millennials
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 19:20
As its membership ages, the National Rifle Association is trying to appeal to the younger generation with a "hip" new web show called "Noir." The show features Colion Noir (not his real name) and Amy Robbins as hosts, an...
Business As A Force For Peace: Six Remarkable Examples
Forbes - 15 May 2014 06:33
The Business for Peace Foundation in Norway is honoring six entrepreneurs with its 2014 Oslo Business for Peace Awards. The awards are intended "to accelerate a reappraisal of what it should mean to be regarded as a succ...
This Ingenious Lid Solves The Most Annoying Thing About Paper Coffee Cups
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 23:12
Everyone knows the feeling of spilling hot coffee on their hands or pants. With a conventional coffee cup lid, spills and leaks are a constant threat. Some establishments, like Starbucks, offer plugs to seal their cups, ...
France Issues Law To Block Foreign Takeovers Of Strategic Companies
IBTimes - 15 May 2014 03:31
In a surprise move, France's government issued a decree that will allow it to block foreign takeovers of French companies in strategic industries such as energy, transport and telecom, Reuters reported.
Steve Wynn Just Bought A Giant Steel Sculpture Of 'Popeye' For $28 Million (WYNN)
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 20:10
Would you pay $28 million for this one-ton steel sculpture of Popeye? If you're Steve Wynn, the answer appears to be, Why not. The casino magnate was the lone bidder for the 2009 Jeff Koons piece in a Wednesday Sotheby'...
Japan betting on legalizing casinos?
CNN - 15 May 2014 04:32
While Japan's economy continues to falter, lawmakers are betting big that the casino industry can swoop in and lift it out of the doldrums.
Here Are The 4 Bags Every Man Needs
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 20:10
Produced by Alana Kakoyiannis. Additional camera by Justin Gmoser. NOW WATCH: Psychologists Reveal What People Think About You Based On What You Wear At The Office Follow BI Video: On Facebook Join the conversati...
Real estate developer sues Mark Zuckerberg and you might LOL when you find out why
Tech Times - 15 May 2014 06:25
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces lawsuit for allegedly breaking a part of a deal with a real estate developer, which is to introduce the latter to wealthy potential estate buyers. Zuckerberg's defense refutes the claim...
You can't watch a Dodgers game in LA on DirecTV
New York Post - 15 May 2014 04:45
DirecTV is starting to put its money where its sports programming isn't -- in its customers' hands. The satellite pay-TV service, in a stand-off in Los Angeles with Time Warner...
Welcome To The Camp That Trains 7-Year-Olds To Be Defenders Of The Russian Homeland
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 19:18
The Cossacks — an ethnic minority of East Slavic people who recently helped Russia annex Crimea from Ukraine — send kids as young as 7 to military training camps to learn how to become “defenders of the homeland.�...
Report: Uber Nearing $10B Valuation
Time - 15 May 2014 23:59
Bloomberg reports the company is in talks with investors that could triple the ride-share company's value if secured
Former head of GlaxoSmithKline in China is accused of bribery
L.A. Times - 15 May 2014 03:51Investing In Change: How To Stay Sustainable In A Growing Global Market
Forbes - 15 May 2014 23:13
"All the great entrepreneurs I know don't start out to create a business," Theresia Gouw says. "They start out to create something they think is missing in the world."
Why law to wind down Fannie-Freddie is unlikely
CNBC - 15 May 2014 17:27
A Senate panel approved a bill to redesign the U.S. mortgage finance system, but it's unlikely to make it into law.
The Health Wearable Company Apple Helped Build Just Became A Lot More Useful
Business Insider - 15 May 2014 17:00
When you've been diagnosed with hypertension, it's important to keep your doctor in the loop on how you're doing. After all, what might just feel like a bad day could actually be a sign of a serious condition going from ...
India's 10-year bond yield flat as wary traders brace for election outcome
livemint.com - 15 May 2014 14:20
The yield ended flat at 8.78%, after earlier falling to 8.76% and again rising to 8.81% before the close
River Region names Pearson interim CEO
Miami Herald - 15 May 2014 10:35
Gregory Pearson was appointed interim CEO at River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg.
Warhol selfies auctioned for $30.1M in New York
Miami Herald - 15 May 2014 04:08
What's a selfie worth?
Companies and nationality: Flags of inconvenience
The Economist - 15 May 2014 12:34
The British East India Company's ships flew an ensign incorporating the Union Jack. Today corporate nationality is harder to determine. Take Coca-Cola, the epitome of Americana. Less than half its sales and staff hail fr...
Facebook Looks To Tiptoe Into China With A Beijing Sales Office
Forbes - 15 May 2014 03:58
If Mark Zuckerberg wants to connect the world, he needs China. Now Facebook is eyeing a China step forward.
One of venture capital's harshest critics -- Adeo Ressi -- is launching a VC firm
Venture Beat - 15 May 2014 23:56
Startup training network Founder Institute is launching a partner VC firm called Expansive Ventures.
Alimony Tax Gap Is $1.7 Billion
Forbes - 15 May 2014 23:53
Did you remember to report alimony payments on your 1040?